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ice, tax, books. witchcraft for cyborgs. she.
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ice, tax, books. witchcraft for cyborgs. she.
Ask me about @bostonfanbrunch.bsky.social
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My house has a new familiar. If you are near 39th and Holgate in Portland and missing a delightful black kitty, this guy or gal seems to clearly come from a home and is also desperate for food and shelter
December 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My house has a new familiar. If you are near 39th and Holgate in Portland and missing a delightful black kitty, this guy or gal seems to clearly come from a home and is also desperate for food and shelter
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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you have to imagine that this probably also happens when there doesn't happen to be a Herald reporter randomly sitting there to see it happen
"A Miami Herald reporter witnessed the agents forcefully removing Dayana — who is 4-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs 85 pounds — from her white Toyota Corolla. The footage shows Dayana yelling at the reporter to help her and that she was a United States citizen"
only a bit above the paywall but you get the horrible gist www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
December 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
you have to imagine that this probably also happens when there doesn't happen to be a Herald reporter randomly sitting there to see it happen
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ive done more research and have decided to stop being grumpy. the heated rivalry show is going to kickstart woke 2. this is the match that lit the powder keg. the culture is going to be yaoi as far as the eye can see for decades.
oh heated rivalry this heated rivalry that how about a little RESPECT for the original yuri on ice !!!!
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
ive done more research and have decided to stop being grumpy. the heated rivalry show is going to kickstart woke 2. this is the match that lit the powder keg. the culture is going to be yaoi as far as the eye can see for decades.
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ah i see where the confusion's coming rom here. none of this has ever been about saving money. it's about racism. hope that helps
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
ah i see where the confusion's coming rom here. none of this has ever been about saving money. it's about racism. hope that helps
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"Kavanaugh Stop" went from a skeet on here to Bluesky meme to crosspollinating over on X to Brett Kavanaugh's burner account seeing it there to a whiny defensive footnote about it in a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Juice.
Juice.
Check out the Kavanaugh FN 4; I think it's pretty clear that the Kavanaugh Stop thing has gotten to him:
December 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Kavanaugh Stop" went from a skeet on here to Bluesky meme to crosspollinating over on X to Brett Kavanaugh's burner account seeing it there to a whiny defensive footnote about it in a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Juice.
Juice.
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"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
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The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I mentioned before how fucking surreal it is that basically all of these sex pests *confessed to this shit* regularly on Howard Stern in the 90's, over a quarter century ago.
They were literally telling an audience of millions of people, live on air, what heinous shit they were up to.
They were literally telling an audience of millions of people, live on air, what heinous shit they were up to.
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I mentioned before how fucking surreal it is that basically all of these sex pests *confessed to this shit* regularly on Howard Stern in the 90's, over a quarter century ago.
They were literally telling an audience of millions of people, live on air, what heinous shit they were up to.
They were literally telling an audience of millions of people, live on air, what heinous shit they were up to.
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This is totally underreported. Trump is not just going after "illegals." He's going after people who were here legally, by changing their status.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
Trump has revoked legal status for at least 1.6 million immigrants over the past year by cancelling programs like TPS and student visas.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
Remember: these are people who entered the country legally.
Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is totally underreported. Trump is not just going after "illegals." He's going after people who were here legally, by changing their status.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
These are people who entered the US the right way, and never broke a law. Now they are subject to Trump's whim, his ICE goons, and inhuman detention.
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“the 60 minutes CECOT documentary leaked on limewire dot com” is a real sentence that’s real in this year of our lord 2025
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“the 60 minutes CECOT documentary leaked on limewire dot com” is a real sentence that’s real in this year of our lord 2025
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Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Protection Service said
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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The idea that if you love to write, you should get work writing. This is OFTEN true, but many people will be happier if writing is their fun emotional outlet instead of a job. Writing for work can be gruelling and marathon-esque and a love of the art does not translate to a propensity for the work.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The idea that if you love to write, you should get work writing. This is OFTEN true, but many people will be happier if writing is their fun emotional outlet instead of a job. Writing for work can be gruelling and marathon-esque and a love of the art does not translate to a propensity for the work.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The Harvard Crimson is specialized in revealing unpleasant truths about former Harvard president Larry Summers. Guess the Harvard administration needs to open new disciplinary proceedings against its students.
December 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Harvard Crimson is specialized in revealing unpleasant truths about former Harvard president Larry Summers. Guess the Harvard administration needs to open new disciplinary proceedings against its students.
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"Don't insert fictional sex scenes into your journalism." Fuck you, prude
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Don't insert fictional sex scenes into your journalism." Fuck you, prude
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Today’s cover star of DOGUE Magazine’s Naughty Edition: Bourbon (Twitter: @bourbon_karalyn)
Featuring “How to Be a Good Boy” and the holiday film everyone’s talking about - "007: License to Lick."
This season’s essential read, available now at your nearest magazine stand.
#Dogs #Pets
Featuring “How to Be a Good Boy” and the holiday film everyone’s talking about - "007: License to Lick."
This season’s essential read, available now at your nearest magazine stand.
#Dogs #Pets
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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This is utterly lovely. There are so many reasons people skate, and so many types of people at every rink. Being invited into that kind of hyper-local community for a day is a bit of magic.
(Also: I wish the rink I skate at had a fireplace!!)
(Also: I wish the rink I skate at had a fireplace!!)
Last month, @outsidemag.bsky.social sent me to spend 14 hours in a suburban ice rink, learning the stories of everyone I met. Why do they skate? I asked. To feel free, they told me. To feel God. To forget, for a minute, what they've done.
What I Learned After Spending 14 Hours at a Suburban Ice Rink
A full day inside a suburban rink revealed how one place can hold ambition, grief, faith, and escape—sometimes all at once.
www.outsideonline.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is utterly lovely. There are so many reasons people skate, and so many types of people at every rink. Being invited into that kind of hyper-local community for a day is a bit of magic.
(Also: I wish the rink I skate at had a fireplace!!)
(Also: I wish the rink I skate at had a fireplace!!)
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Using the word “faith” as a synonym for religion, which so many people do without even thinking, reifies a post-Enlightenment culturally Protestant idea of what constitutes religion.
LET US BEGIN THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES. HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!
two men standing in front of an american video store
ALT: two men standing in front of an american video store
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Using the word “faith” as a synonym for religion, which so many people do without even thinking, reifies a post-Enlightenment culturally Protestant idea of what constitutes religion.
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And this is from the last days of first Trump administration. His own DOJ.
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
And this is from the last days of first Trump administration. His own DOJ.
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it’s kinda depressing how every trans person knows that the TA was specifically targeted for being trans and most cis people will never hear about it because most news at most mention that she is trans in passing
I heard about this story before but this is the first time I've heard any mention of the TA being transgender. It sucks that it went this far when it was determined early that she was simply a scrappy writer who didn't follow instructions, the TA was probably just sick of her.
December 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
it’s kinda depressing how every trans person knows that the TA was specifically targeted for being trans and most cis people will never hear about it because most news at most mention that she is trans in passing
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Occasionally I'll talk about this time when I give talks and I can also assure you the straights today have NO idea what it was like.
Anyway, shoutout to the other elder millennia queers who grew up in the fight for early marriage quality, the advent of the internet, and before Grindr
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Occasionally I'll talk about this time when I give talks and I can also assure you the straights today have NO idea what it was like.
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If you read enough hagiographical work about very specific men gamers in the 1970s and couple it with a lifetime of people dismissing your (freeform larp / "storygame" / Erzählspiel) game tradition as "not really games" in part due to their community's gender, then you see where I'm coming from.
Indeed. The purchaseable *product* we call the TTRPG begins in the 1970s with Western Gunfight, Chainmail, and D&D.
Yet role-playing "parlor games," simulations, and similar are centuries old and draw from a well that resembles all the positive stuff about D&D.
Parlor games were feminized...
Yet role-playing "parlor games," simulations, and similar are centuries old and draw from a well that resembles all the positive stuff about D&D.
Parlor games were feminized...
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If you read enough hagiographical work about very specific men gamers in the 1970s and couple it with a lifetime of people dismissing your (freeform larp / "storygame" / Erzählspiel) game tradition as "not really games" in part due to their community's gender, then you see where I'm coming from.